Painting studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk at the Faculty of Painting and Graphic, major painting. She defended her MA in 1979. Since that time connected with Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. In 1990 she received a PhD in Fine Arts, then in 1999 she obtains postdoctoral degree. In 2013, she received from the President of Republic of Poland the title of professor in field of Fine Arts. She runs her own Intaglio Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. Her fields of artistic creation are printmaking, drawing, painting and photography of nature. Her works have been presented in 41 solo exhibitions and more than 160 group exhibitions in Poland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, China, Canada and the USA. Laureate of 35 awards and distinctions. Jury member of many printmaking competitions. In 2015, she received Medal of honor “Merit for Polish Culture” and in 2019 she received Medal “Meritorious to Culture Gloria Artis”, given by Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. Her graphic works are to be found in museum in Poland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, Vatican, Italy Japan, the USA, Canada and in private collections.
The essential theme of the artist’s work is the nature, undisturbed by human activity. The graphic works are effects of inspiration brought to the author by sailing in the sea and traveling. Nature is the main motive of her works, in which she shows the magic and beauty of the natural world. Throughout the artistic period, the author’s compositions there are recurrent scenes of extensive coasts, mountain ranges, fjords, arctic glaciers and mysterious islands.
Major Exhibitions – selected
2019 - From Santorini to Svalbard - Solo exhibition of Graphic, Gdansk Society of Friends of Art, Gdansk, Poland – Award of the Mayor of the city of Gdansk in the field of culture
2019 - Exchange Exhibition of Polish Printmaking, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Art Museum, Beijing, China
2019 - 5th Enter into Art 2019, International Installations - 2nd Prize - Cologne on the Rhine: Cultural center Cologne, Germany
2018 - Premio Combat Prize 2018, IX Edizione - Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori, Livorno, Italy
2018 - 9th International Printmaking Biennial Douro - Poland Commissioner - Fazcôa, Côa Museum, Douro, Portugal
2017 - 3rd Global Print 2017 - Douro, Alijó, Portugal
2016 - 8th International Printmaking Biennial Douro 2016, Portugal
2014 - Arctic … it’s Magic - Solo exhibition of Graphics, Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Art Department, Winona, USA
2013 - Fascination - Solo exhibition of Graphics, Galerie haus 23, Cottbus, Germany
2011 - XI Bienal Internacional de Grabado, Novacaixagalicia - Ourense, Spain
2010 - Expedition into another dimension - Solo exhibition of Graphic, Galleri Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway – Spitsbergen.
2006 - Internationale Grafiek Manifestatie - Hoogezand, Galerie Werfkade 16, The Netherlands
2000 - Sexto Bienal Internacional de Grabado Caixanova - Ourense, Spain
1989 - 15th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa - Prefecture Gallery, Japan
1988 - XXII Prix international D’Art Contemporain de Monte-Carlo - Monte-Carlo, Monaco
1987 - Premio Internazionale Biella per I’incisione 1987 - Biella, Italy
1986 - Prints from all over - University of Colorado, Boulder, UMC Fine Arts Center, USA
1982 - The 2nd Meeting Jeune Expression’82 - Grand Palais, Paris, France
1980 - World Print Three - Special Edition Purchase Award (15 first choices for the World Print III Portfolio), Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA